Associate Director, Career Management
Apply NowCompany: Northwestern University
Location: Evanston, IL 60201
Description:
Department: Career Advancement
Salary/Grade: EXS/9
The mission of Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) is to foster excellence in career development, preparation, and professional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and alumni by providing comprehensive services and programming and by promoting strong partnerships with employers, academic departments, and the university community. Learn more about the Northwestern Career Advancement department here: https://www.northwestern.edu/careers/
About Student Affairs: By pursuing justice, equity, and belonging, Student Affairs cultivates student programs, services, and skills; disrupts barriers; and partners across Northwestern and neighboring communities to create an inclusive culture in which all students can thrive. Learn more about the Division of Student Affairs here: https://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/about/strategic-plan/objectives.html
Job Summary:
The Associate Director creates and implements state-of-the-art, cutting-edge programs designed to encourage Ph.D. students to proactively manage their career development and post-graduation success. The position develops relationships with departments, faculty, administration, and student organizations educating them on career services, increasing referral opportunities, and consulting on current initiatives. The position manages NCA's relationships with The Graduate School including coordinating and integrating career development and professional development initiatives. The Associate Director supervises the counseling and advising of Ph.D. students as they explore career options, make career development decisions, apply for opportunities, and select post-graduation opportunities.
Along with the Graduate School, the position supervises a joint career advising and professional development Assistant Director. The position also leads a team of three in the development and implementation of programming initiatives connecting employers and students. The position supports NCA's employer development team as they build relationships with employers who are recruiting Ph.D. students. Finally, the position works with colleagues in NCA and the graduate school to create a website dedicated to the career and professional development of Ph.D. students.
Pay: The salary range for this Assistant Director position is $78,000-86,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.
Principal Accountabilities:
(35%) Career Advising and Counseling
Minimum Qualifications:
Work-Life and Wellness: Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.
Professional Growth and Development: Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.
Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness. More information can be found on the COVID-19 and Campus Updates webpage.
The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.
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Salary/Grade: EXS/9
The mission of Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) is to foster excellence in career development, preparation, and professional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and alumni by providing comprehensive services and programming and by promoting strong partnerships with employers, academic departments, and the university community. Learn more about the Northwestern Career Advancement department here: https://www.northwestern.edu/careers/
About Student Affairs: By pursuing justice, equity, and belonging, Student Affairs cultivates student programs, services, and skills; disrupts barriers; and partners across Northwestern and neighboring communities to create an inclusive culture in which all students can thrive. Learn more about the Division of Student Affairs here: https://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/about/strategic-plan/objectives.html
Job Summary:
The Associate Director creates and implements state-of-the-art, cutting-edge programs designed to encourage Ph.D. students to proactively manage their career development and post-graduation success. The position develops relationships with departments, faculty, administration, and student organizations educating them on career services, increasing referral opportunities, and consulting on current initiatives. The position manages NCA's relationships with The Graduate School including coordinating and integrating career development and professional development initiatives. The Associate Director supervises the counseling and advising of Ph.D. students as they explore career options, make career development decisions, apply for opportunities, and select post-graduation opportunities.
Along with the Graduate School, the position supervises a joint career advising and professional development Assistant Director. The position also leads a team of three in the development and implementation of programming initiatives connecting employers and students. The position supports NCA's employer development team as they build relationships with employers who are recruiting Ph.D. students. Finally, the position works with colleagues in NCA and the graduate school to create a website dedicated to the career and professional development of Ph.D. students.
Pay: The salary range for this Assistant Director position is $78,000-86,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.
Principal Accountabilities:
(35%) Career Advising and Counseling
- Manages programs and services that provide customer service-oriented, student-centered guidance and counsel based on individual circumstances, preferences, etc. and in compliance with all associated policies, rules and regulations.
- Operationalizes goals & objectives; ensures that resources are created or obtained.
- Manages customer service; creates associated practices & procedures & metrics to measure success.
- Manages advising & counseling for complex situations partnering with internal/external resources to provide alternatives and solutions based on specific individual circumstances.
- Provides customer service oriented, student centered guidance and counsel based on individual circumstances, preferences, etc. and in compliance with all associated policies, rules and regulations.
- Partners with internal/external departments, faculty, alumni and employers to identify career pathways and create an outreach plan to engage organizations that will result in opportunities spanning a broad range of industries and geographies.
- Develops & executes strategies to involve internal/external constituents and cultivate new alumni, corporate, institutional &/or foundation collaborations.
- Identifies opportunities and develops strategies for connecting students with alumni and industry experts who will provide academic and/or career resources such as mentoring, coaching, lectures, workshops etc.
- Develops a comprehensive set of programs such as lectures, speaker series, workshops, conferences, trainings, cultural events etc. in collaboration with internal & external resources.
- Continually assesses and innovates programs to achieve goals.
- Oversees strategic direction of state-of-the-art, cutting-edge programs designed to assist students to manage their academic experiences.
- Creates and manages administrative process and practices ensuring the seamless flow of work and services.
- Partners with peer institutions to share best practices, cutting-edge delivery of services and resources.
- Collaborates with internal/external resources to develop meaningful outcome measurements and methods of program evaluation that will lead to enhancement.
- Directs program marketing/advertising efforts ensuring that resources and services are effectively promoted.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 5 years' career counseling/advising in higher education or 5 years' of industry experience; or other relevant experience required; OR
- Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or JD or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 4 years' career counseling/advising in higher education or 4 years' of industry experience; or other relevant experience required.
- Ph. D. or demonstrated experience or interest in working with graduate students
Work-Life and Wellness: Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.
Professional Growth and Development: Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.
Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness. More information can be found on the COVID-19 and Campus Updates webpage.
The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.
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